Talton has been named North Carolina state manager for Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

Talton has been named North Carolina state manager for Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

HOUSTON (Aug. 16, 2007) – Hugh C. Talton Jr. has been named the North Carolina state manager for Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

Talton, a North Carolina attorney, has been in private practice handling real estate closings for more than 25 years.

“Hugh will be a great asset to us in growing and expanding throughout North Carolina,” said Harold Hickman, executive vice president and region manager, Stewart Title Guaranty Co. “He will have a positive effect on growing our market share and our agency base in this great state .”

Talton is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and on the board of its real property section. He received both his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from Campbell College in Buies Creek, N.C. Talton also serves on the board of trustees of Carteret Community College.

Stewart Title Guaranty Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC), a customer-oriented, technology-driven, strategically competitive, real estate information and transaction management company. Stewart provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries through more than 9,500 policy-issuing offices and agencies in the United States and international markets. Stewart also provides post-closing lender services, automated county clerk land records, property ownership mapping, geographic information systems, property information reports, flood certificates, document preparation, background checks and expertise in tax-deferred exchanges. More information can be found at http://www.stewart.com/.